"There are two ways of spreading light; to be
The candle or the mirror that reflects it."
- Edith Wharton - author

Hello Writers and Readers,

Another year is drawing to a close. It is a time for seasonal celebrations with our families and a time to look towards our goals for 2010. This past year seems to have been a challenging one for everyone. We are often so busy living our daily lives that we forget to reward ourselves. Take a moment to promise yourself at least one special thing in 2010.

Together with all of the staff at the Windshift Press Group I would like to wish you and your loved ones the best of times this season and much prosperity in 2010.

Best wishes,

Sandra

Markets:

Creative Nonfiction seeks new essays that explore death, dying, and end of life care, for a collection to be published by Southern Methodist University Press. Submission guidelines:http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm

Writer's Journal seeks poetry submissions. Submission guidelines:http://www.writersjournal.com/CalendarofContests.htm

The Adirondack Review seeks submissions for its poetry competition. Submission guidelines: http://www.theadirondackreview.com/Contests.html

Boulevard seeks submissions for its forthcoming short fiction contest. Submission guidelines:http://www.richardburgin.net/1boulevardsfcontest.htm

FreeFall seeks submissions for its annual poetry and prose competitions. Submission guidelines:http://www.freefallmagazine.ca/contest.html

The Litchfield Review seeks submissions for its winter issue. Submission guidelines:http://litchfieldreview.com/

River Styx seeks submissions. Submission guidelines:http://www.riverstyx.org/contests/index.php

The Journal seeks submissions for January. Submission guidelines: http://english.osu.edu/research/journals/thejournal/contests.cfm

Our Stories seeks submissions for the Richard Bausch Short Fiction contest. Submission guidelines:http://www.ourstories.us/contests.html

St. Petersburg Review seeks submissions for its poetry contest. Submission guidelines:http://www.stpetersburgreview.com/events.html

The Chattahoochee Review seeks submissions for January. Submission guidelines:http://www.gpc.edu/~gpccr/contests.php

The Iowa Review seeks submissions. Submission guidelines:http://www.uiowa.edu/~iareview/mainpages/iowaaward.html

New Millennium Writings seeks submissions. Submission guidelines:http://www.newmillenniumwritings.com/

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Manuscript Evaluation -Treat yourself or a writing friend/relative to a manuscript evaluation from a publishing professional. This could include advice on a short story before submitting it to publishers or an evaluation of your novel or non-fiction book. Ask for details by e-mailing info@windshift.bc.ca. Please put 'manuscript critique' in the subject line.

Publishing News

Kirkus Reviews Ceases Publication

On December 10th, Nielsen announced that Kirkus Reviews, along with Editor & Publisher, will cease operations. There are no plans to run online Kirkus reviews or a strategy to try to keep the Kirkus brand alive. It is also uncertain what Nielsen will do with the Kirkus review archive. A total of 18 people worked at Kirkus and E&P.

Penguin Launches Sirius XM Book Radio Show, Announces Third Annual Amazon Writing Contest

A new program debuts on Sirius XM Book Radio this week: “Penguin Classics on Air,” a half-hour series devoted to the discussion and exploration of some of Penguin Classics’ 1,500-plus titles. Also today, Penguin Group (USA) and Amazon announced the third annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Competition. For the first time, the competition will award two grand prizes: one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel.

Canadian Private School Switches to Sony e-Readers

The Blyth Academy, a private school in Toronto, is replacing its traditional textbooks with the Sony Reader Digital Book which will be loaded with electronic versions of students' textbooks.

Home News:

We have had a much stronger 2009 than expected. We published five new titles for a total thirty-two books across the Windshift Press Group. We have six titles in production for 2010 with more to come. We represent at least fifteen titles of independent authors with further titles under consideration. Our books went to the London Book Fair in the Spring and the Frankfurt Book Fair in October and found increased interest.

Windshift Press Group authors did book events and tours across the country with great successes in Toronto, Montreal, and Saskatoon. This month we are celebrating seasonal events and attending Christmas Craft Fairs.

Throughout the year, we attended a number of local and regional book events meeting a wide range of old friends and new acquaintances. We sent books to a variety of North American academic conferences and meetings.

We look forward to a terrific 2009 in our new office in Qualicum Beach. Moves are never easy and November proved exceptionally busy as we settled into our new warehouse and our new office space. Pleas make a note of our new contact details if you have not already done so.

Please note that the Windshift Press Group offices will be closed from Thursday, December 24th at 3:00 until Monday, January 4th at 9:00 to allow for staff holidays. All urgent administrative requests will be handled and all book orders will be filled.

Note: While every effort is made to check the markets suggested in this newsletter, writers must use their own judgment when submitting their work.

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